Punjab CM assures support to industry; wants liquor business to reopen
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Assuring the industry of support amid the coronavirus crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday directed authorities to provide all...
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Allow retired defence personnel to return home: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to grant special permission to defence personnel who have...
Punjab village head speaks to PM on lockdown success
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Punjab’s youngest woman sarpanch, Pallavi Thakur, on Friday apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the steps initiated by the panchayats to...
Punjab to go by experts panel’s recommendation on ending lockdown: CM
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said his government would go by the advice of an expert committee set up...
Fake news travels faster than corona in Punjab!
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Fake news is literally travelling faster than coronavirus in Punjab! “Rumour/Fake News: Patiala Senior Deputy Mayor, Yogendra Yogi who had tested...
Punjab sees rise in crime against women amid curfew
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) Amid a massive increase in complaints of domestic violence against women since the curfew came into effect, Punjab Police has formulated...
Punjab orders audit of Covid-19 deaths
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered audit of every Covid-19 death to understand and check the high mortality rate in...
Punjab CM asks states to seek bailout package
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) Following up on his letter to the Prime Minister suggesting a three-pronged strategy to bail out states from the COVID crisis,...
Punjab CM seeks package for state power sector
Chandigarh, April 22 (IANS) Citing adverse impact on the finances of state discoms amid the Covid-19 lockdown, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday asked...
Punjab’s SBS Nagar district becomes coronavirus-free
Chandigarh, April 22 (IANS) SBS Nagar district, which saw the state’s first death owing to coronavirus, on Wednesday became the first district in Punjab to...
Punjab seeks bailout package for COVID-19 crisis
Chandigarh, April 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday suggested to the Centre a three-pronged strategy to bailout the states from the COVID-19...
Punjab cuts expenses to mobilse funds for Covid-19 crisis
Chandigarh, April 21 (IANS) The Punjab government on Tuesday announced a series of cost-cutting measures, including an immediate 25 per cent reduction in entitlements for...
Punjab seeks Rs 3,000 cr relief over Covid-19 pandemic
Chandigarh, April 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, here on Tuesday, demanded Rs 3,000 crore as interim compensation for April owing to the Covid-19...
98-year-old woman in Punjab stitches masks for corona crisis
Chandigarh, April 21 (IANS) She is close to turn into a centenarian but the coronavirus pandemic makes her a ‘warrior’. She is stitching face masks...
Stay strong to win battle, says Punjab Police Covid-19 ‘warrior’
Chandigarh, April 21 (IANS) A young Covid-19 ‘warrior’ of Punjab Police, who was diagnosed with the virus last week along with colleagues, has appealed to...
Stranded 1,200 Kashmiris return home from Punjab
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) 1,200 Kashmiri migrants from various states, who were stranded in Punjab’s Pathankot town for the past 20 days, entered J&K on...
No industrial activity in containment zones: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) In line with his decision not to ease the statewide curfew, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday clarified industrial units...
‘Punjab will lose substantial revenue due to no liquor’ (IANS EXCLUSIVE)
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Punjab has been one of the first states that sounded an alarm bell regarding possible large-scale COVID-19 outbreak after 94,000 people...
Punjab to restrict deployment of cops above 55 years
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta on Sunday announced protective and welfare measures for the police personnel battling Covid-19...
No relaxation in curfew till May 3, says Punjab CM
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday ruled out any relaxation in the statewide curfew, except as needed to ensure COVID-19...